WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Obama continues his focus on the Middle East on Friday with a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. The meeting comes just a day after the president's speech on the Middle East where he laid out his vision for that region. The meetings could have a little tension but they'll have the opportunity to hash out some differences behind closed doors.They will spend much of the morning in meetings, starting off with a closed press meeting in the Oval Office. They'll then make statements to the press before having a closed press lunch in the Old Family Dining Room.

This afternoon, the president will head to the CIA headquarters to thank employees in their efforts in keeping America safe and tracking down Osama bin Laden.

soundoff(6 Responses)

Ariely

Who can expalin what Obama is doing for the free world?
Obama is not demanding the Arab/Iran to outlaw parties with the agenda:
No-human rights
No-democracy
No-woman equality
No-all religious free practice
Yes-hate teaching and preaching worldwide
Yes-legitimy to build and maintain non muslim praing houses
Yes-impose by the power of sward Islamism worldwide
Yes-genoside agenda
--

President Obama-repeates past mistakes.
The Nazi get to power in Germany by free elections.
Europe made many concetions to the Nazi including Czechoslovakia stating:
we bring peace for generations to come.
The end result was WW2.
-President Obama pls reconsider your ME policy.
**The reasons of unrest in the ME are: unemployment, poor life quality, counties ruled by minority tribes and not the quest for western style of democracy or the Israeli conflict.However Obama misconceptions about the reality leads only to wrong political actions
.-
Obama:Pls lessen to what leading political groups say in Arabic language and not in English to the west media
1:The powerfull worldwide Muslim brotherhood idiology.
A;"A Muslim can come closer to Allah by waging jihad against all non-Muslims,Christians,Jews, atheists, in every possible manner
.B:Muslim brotherhood leader speech in Cairo before 1 million people:
"Hitler didn’t finish the job-The Muslims will finish the Job"-
Obama said that Muslim brotherhood is a legitimate movement
--
2:Obama claimed that stopping Islamist Iran form getting NUK is related to the Arab–Israel conflict:
Wikileaks disclosed that the Arab leaders requested USA to stop Islamist Iran, the traditional regional historical superpower Arabs geopolitical enemy by any means
-
3: Obama policy result to a total stand still the direct negations between Palestine's and Israel.
Obama is not respecting previous agreements between USA presidents and Israel.

May 20, 2011 at 9:23 am |

Sean

If Israel is truly peaceful (so they claim) and is not trying to grab more land, why ARE THEY NOT GOING BACK TO THE BORDERS THEY AGREED ON????????????????????????? (now keep saying it's the Palestinian's fault that this conflict keeps going on) blah blah blah

May 20, 2011 at 10:13 am |

Joe Green

President Obama's newly stated Middle East policy is in essence the fulfillment of one Bible prophecy and it sets the stage for all of Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

In his speech to make clear his new Middle East policy, President Obama made demands of the Jewish state of Israel that will make it impossible for Israel to defend itself from its many enemies in the Middle East. Of most concern to the leaders of Israel is the demand that Israel give back the land it took to establish a buffer zone between itself and its Arab enemies in 1967.

As the political debates continue, the prophetic passages of God's Word give us great insight into the significance of Obama's new Middle East policy. As it relates to the land that Obama demands Israel give to the Palestinians, this land does not belong to the United States who are making these demands, but it does belong to God (Leviticus 25:23). As it relates to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, the Bible says that Jesus will return to this area and reign among the Jewish people from a temple on the Temple Mount forever (Zechariah 1:16, 6:12, Psalm 132:13-14).

The fact that a Gentile world leader is dictating to the Jewish people about the Temple Mount and what should happen there is exactly what Jesus Christ said would happen – that Jerusalem would come under control of the Gentile world powers at the time of the end and remain under their control until He returns to the earth (Luke 21:24).

In one speech, US President Obama has not only fulfilled Bible prophecy but he has also set the stage for additional Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

May 20, 2011 at 1:52 pm |

Liz Carter in Georgia

Thanks Mr Joe Green. I study the HOLY BIBLE too; and I know that THE BOOK OF REVELATION is coming into completeness! GOD can not lie! His word will not return to Him void. SATAN, however, is doing his job too! He/she is going fight, kick and scream until GOD tosses all of them and their demon angels into the eternal, everburning fires of hell. I'm trying hard not to be in that number. It would behoove all of you haters to take a little heed. You can win because 'Your arms are too short to box with GOD'!

May 30, 2011 at 8:01 pm |

Jay in NC

If the book of Revelation is coming true, would that make Barry the Antichrist?

June 1, 2011 at 1:46 pm |

Liz Carter in Georgia

Ooops! Sorry! I meant to say... you CAN'T win because your arms are too short to box with GOD!

June 1, 2011 at 1:26 pm |

1600 on Twitter

No tweets found

About The 1600 Report

Go inside the White House and on the road with CNN's reporters, producers, and photojournalists. 1600 provides you with an ALL ACCESS PASS inside the gates and behind the scenes. CNN's White House team is unmatched in the news we break, the content we generate, and the sheer size of the team. But don't let this be a one-way conversation, send us news tips and feedback!

White House Words

OTR

Category: Thing

Some presidential movements are OTR, or off-the-record, to the public and press until the president's motorcade arrives at the previously undisclosed location.